It was a booming thunder, followed by a flash.
The children, who had been silent for a long time, stopped breathing for a moment, looking toward the window.
rumble-
rumble-
Urr- Quaang-
three times at regular intervals.
Evangeles glanced at Ida and said.
“Is the weather really crazy… Ida, if you have sinned, repent quickly.”
“My, I don’t… ”
“Is it too late after being punished?”
“Don’t scare me.”
Yohan smiled bitterly at the somewhat hardened faces of the main characters.
He could understand the reactions of the characters. There is a myth in this world that the reason for thunder is because the god of the sky is angry with someone. Ida began to think, ‘Is it really because of me?’, and Bastia, with her expression hardened, began to cross the names of many gods. While everyone was in their own worries, only John knew the exact meaning of that thunder.
It was a sign announcing the start of the main event, [Chief Kirov]. More precisely, the wizards of the tower were being pushed back. Due to Kirov’s magic, which tries to cause abnormal weather.
Warden Kirov.
She is a person who, if left alone, would become an archmage just like her teacher, Ong. And after becoming a great wizard, she becomes an existence that no one can stop. It was the reason why she must be dealt with here.
John is satisfied with the choice he made last night. In the end, it was the correct answer. To use the newspaper staff.
As he intended, Kirov appeared before he could grow any further.
However.
It was undeniable that Kirov was still the worst opponent. And today, I saw with my own eyes how much she has grown.
The water in the reservoir, which was stored up to the limit, symbolizes Kirov’s strength. In response, Yohan calmly reevaluated the power he could attract.
First of all, you can think of Bastia, which can be said to be the strongest power. A teacher who teaches swordsmanship to male students at the academy.
At this point, there is no power in the academy that can beat him. Most of the armed conflict events that can take place here are resolved immediately by attracting him as an ally.
The only regret is the principle of action he had. That Bastia defines only half of humanity as an enemy.
This is not because Bastia is set as a gag character. This principle of his behavior is due to the curse hanging over him.
He is a person with a warrior who said he loved a saint, and thanks to that, he is a person who faces that curse throughout his life. Events that do this may appear after a long time, and even carrying out the event itself costs a lot of time.
I can picture the situation in which Johan faces Kirov with Bastia without using [Simulation]. Bastia does not act based on who is more right. He could even define the player party as an enemy just because Kirov is a woman.
Therefore, Bastia is excluded from the power.
The second is Sabaki Taro.
A character who is the strongest among the students, and would have been a reliable person if the story had flowed according to the original scenario.
His Southern background brings about a number of cultural clashes in his life here. In order to alleviate this, he should have secured his position through the events of [Bastia’s Hazing Ceremony] or [First March].
However, during the event, he was absent from Kirov, and Yohan gained the position he should have gained. As a result, this character suffered an internal injury in a really trivial event called a hair test.
Even the problems do not end here. His mental side is more serious than this. Sabaki, who had already been ruined by Kirov’s torture, is spreading life like a madman.
John couldn’t be sure. In this event that could turn into a melee, his sword would surely only cut through the ‘enemies’.
Attracting a madman to your ally is like walking a tightrope. You shouldn’t have them as enemies, but having them as allies can also be a double-edged sword.
Third, Jackal Frodo.
A character who has been trained as a knight along with Evangeles.
There were many twists and turns with this guy, and fortunately, he was showing some favor to himself now.
And John knew.
About the basis of that favor.
The fact that he saved his escort, Pilbo, may have played a big role in this, but the fact that Yohan became the mate of Ida, the head of the school year, cannot be ignored. Jackal is an ambitious youngster who wants to revive the empire with his own hands, and the authority of the school year president is the first button of his ambition.
But his flaws are instantly recognizable even from his outward appearance. in the form of casts covering his arms.
And John was in a situation where he could not blame anyone else for this part. Because the cast was his own work.
This alone puts restrictions on party composition. And even Evangeles, who will be a reliable ally in most events, has a trauma about wizards.
John sighed and murmured.
“Nothing is easy.”
I was prepared, but the difficulty of [Guardian Kirov] approached more realistically. In the end, there were only one character who could be said to have grown more than in the previous scenario, herself and Adrine, who had attacked [Secret of the Clock Tower].
And in order to capture the true ending route, you have to bring all of these main characters alive.
“that… I’m like this too, why don’t you guys go in too?”
“Maybe?”
“There are no gay teachers.”
The children who were anxious about the weather responded as if they agreed with Bastia’s words. But John could not agree to this. To finish this event well, we need to move now. Yohan, who had organized a party here and there in his head, gritted his teeth and said.
“I can smell death.”
All eyes turned to John. It was a lie, of course.
and ‘why lie like that?’ Hana added, ignoring Adrine, who was looking at her with questioning eyes.
“I have to move now.”
Bastia, with a serious face, looked at John and said,
“what is that?”
Bastia, with a serious face, looked at John and said, And John conceded. I forgot that swordsmanship teacher’s indifference to the world.
“ah… Miss Bastia is not interested in worldly affairs… .”
John quickly organized what he had to say.
“This is the secret of our Espertz family. In my family, the secret technique of detecting death is passed down.”
“Brother, do you really smell it? … Which one?”
John walked to the window and pretended to look outside. He even spoke calmly.
“It’s on the reservoir side… This directionless, indiscriminate living… It seems that someone is turning this academy into a sea of water.”
“OMG? who?”
“I don’t know yet… But it’s about arguing over time.”
My words seemed to give off a strange atmosphere, combined with the myth of this world that ‘thunder is a divine punishment’. I added quickly.
“to be.”
“… yes?”
“Go to the girls’ dormitory and evacuate the children. And Jackal, you go to the men’s dormitory.”
In any case, these two were the men and women who came in first and second in the academy’s election for grade president. The jackal nodded at his cast, and Ida nodded nervously as well.
“And Bastia, please go north of the reservoir. We have to release the water even if we break the northern sluice gate of the reservoir.”
“North Gate… ?”
Bastia said with a slight frown.
“What are you talking about? If that happens, the area north of Frantimo will be flooded.”
That was a correct point. But John shook his head and said.
“Wouldn’t it be lower than the academy itself being flooded? You should know better how many soldiers and students there are in the academy here.”
“A little bit… Who taught you to grow like this? yumma First, report to your officers and follow the procedures.”
In Bastia’s words, there was still a look at her opponent as a child. And instead of persuading the bewildered Bastia, Johann decided to make this bigger.
“A-ree-n-!”
The auditorium reverberated at John’s voice. Arien is probably in the Wizard’s Tower now, but it didn’t matter where she was. She could even hear the sound of her own heart. He should have been able to hear his own voice wherever he was in the academy.
“Reservoir side! There will be strange ones! Check where I am right!”
John already knew from experience. That she can read the ’emotion’ in her voice.
And it wasn’t long before John got the answer he expected.
“John’s words are right!”
Arien’s reply was so loud that the academy resounded. Ida, who was nervous at the sound of thunder, hit her buttock.
“Kyaaak! sorry!”
Feeling the seriousness of the situation, Bastia gritted her teeth. Then he glared at John and said.
“John, you… If this is all bullshit, you will die by my hand.”
“I swear by every god you know.”
“… I get it.”
Bastia ran first.
The sound of those footsteps echoed through the auditorium.
As soon as the eldest man disappeared, John added:
“Sabaki. Evangeles.”
“yes.”
“You two follow me.”
The reactions of the two people called by John were different.
“… Where are you going?”
“Why should I listen to you?”
It was an expected reaction. And John’s words that followed were not an answer to Sabaki, who cast a questioning gaze. But John believed that his words would motivate him as well.
“Adrinne will come with you. It is to reduce the damage here.”
It was different from when they said it smelled like death. Adrine could see that John’s words this time were true. She nodded first, and Yohan gave Sabaki a slight wink, followed by Sabaki’s nod.
Evangeles, Sabaki, Adrine, and himself.
It was a composition that John had concocted in his head. I hope Sabaki’s love for Adrine is the key to stopping his rampage. And Evangeles was a character who would definitely stand by Yohan’s side in the event of a crisis.
Then John spoke to the jackal.
“I have something to tell you too.”
As John gestured in one direction, the jackal smiled bitterly.
“Know. Thanks for caring, but it’s not a big deal.”
“okay?”
“okay.”
Having said that, I have nothing more to add.
“Then, let’s get everyone moving.”
“Brother John, isn’t it dangerous?”
“It will be fine.”
The success or failure of this skirmish under the event name [Jailer Kirov] depends on Sabaki. The children dressed in raincoats quickly left the auditorium.
Except for one person.
One of them stood firmly in place until all the children had left the auditorium. He turned and stretched, yawned, and dug his ears. Still, when the expected reaction did not come from the guy hiding, he sighed and said,
“Come out. Stop pretending to be a rat.”
The sound of his teeth came out first. It came from above the podium in the auditorium, behind a pile of supplies. The man who then walked out from behind the pile of furnishings had a deep connection with the jackal.
The jackal smiled bitterly and said, looking at the opponent.
“My escort is injured and hospitalized, and I have a broken arm.”
Mubartrigger glared at the jackal, revealing his teeth. The jackal said, receiving his gaze calmly.
“ruler. This is your chance, Mubartrigger. Come on now.”
From the pocket of the bastard of the Frodo family, a ciznikan-type knife was pulled out.